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Get to Know: Justin Petschauer

April 5th, 2016 by David Ifeguni

A long time fan of motor sports and a veteran sim racer, 26 year old iRacer Justin Petschauer has certainly made a name for himself on iRacing. A member since October of 2015, Petschauer, racing out of Las Vegas, Nevada, has scored 15 oval victories and 12 road course victories in 719 total official races … Read the Rest »

iRace4Life.org: Racing for a Reason

March 17th, 2016 by Paul Slavonik

  As the 2016 iRace4Life.org iRacing Seminar Presented by Inside Sim Racing approaches, I sat down with the founder of iRace4Life, Sion Alford, to discuss the history and purpose of the organization as well as what’s in store for this year’s conference. Whether it be for an adrenaline rush, the spirit of competition, simple fun … Read the Rest »

Practice Makes Instinct: Applying Sim-Racing to Everyday Driving

February 12th, 2016 by Paul Slavonik

Wyatt Gooden, Glen McGee, Ty Majeski… These are just a few sim-racers who took the experience they gained from the iRacing.com Motorsports Simulation software and successfully translated it to real-life racing. As a result, their names were catapulted to stardom in the sim-racing world and rightfully so as they’ve been able to do what few … Read the Rest »

What if This is the Future?

October 28th, 2014 by

So, let me start being very clear about one thing: I love motorsports. I do.  I really do!  More than anything else. Are we clear with that?  OK. Now, this is of course, my opinion. My way of seeing things related to this issue. I don’t usually write about subjects like this, because honestly, sometimes … Read the Rest »

Q&A With Steven Diem

October 16th, 2014 by

Hawaiian Steven Diem, a strong contender in the iRacing Mazda MX-5 Cup championship, is a very characteristic chap for the Aloha state. I had the pleasure of sitting down and asking Mr. Diem a few questions about his sim racing career and his approach to the iRacing.com Mazda MX-5 Cup . . . How did … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Rafael Sanque

July 3rd, 2014 by

Versão em Português abaixo: The league, iRacing Brasil, is the most popular among members from Club Brasil. So much success started in a very modest way, a few years ago, through the efforts of one name: Rafael Sanque. Maybe you won’t see him on the virtual tracks very often, but Sanque has been around since … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Jake Cameron

June 9th, 2014 by

As always it is great fun to introduce new faces to the iRacing.com community, some of whom you probably know better than you think. One such person is Englishman Jake Cameron who commentates on the iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series broadcasts alongside Wil Vincent. I personally have known Jake for quite some time now … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Danny Huegel

May 28th, 2014 by

When NASCAR joined the iRacing family in 2009, another person did too. His name is Danny Huegel. A member since May of 2009, Huegel has worked his way up, in the five years he has been on iRacing, to become a fast and respected iRacer. In 347 oval starts, the 19 year old has earned … Read the Rest »

Driving with Both Eyes Part II

March 28th, 2014 by

This is the second in a series of articles about simulation driving in stereoscopy (or 3d).  The first provided an overview of the advantages of racing in 3d and of the various technologies available to sim-racers today.  This article focusses in on the NVidia 3d Vision solution, how it achieves stereoscopic sim-racing, and how to … Read the Rest »

Get to Know . . . Doyle Lowrance

February 17th, 2014 by

For this week’s Get to Know, I interviewed iRacer Doyle Lowrance. 49 years old from Bremerton, Washington, Lowrance is one of the veterans of iRacing, having been on the service since June of 2008. In 118 oval starts, he has scored eight career victories, with his most recent coming at Talladega Superspeedway in the Nationwide … Read the Rest »